If the night lows are not that cold, I would say give it a try. It might have problems staying warm when it is in the 20s outside though, unless you have enough layers of plastic to insulate the porch. If you need really thick layers of plastic and end up blocking too much light then the supplemental grow-lights will be a good idea. If anything, even a thin layer of plastic would help by reducing or eliminating the cold wind exposure of the plants. It may still be very cold, but at least they are not subject to additional wind chill.

thank you , you two! LOL Sunny...(are u our sunny from the KT by any chance?) no, not a man with pants, but a chainsaw bear. Will post a picture later. lol i was thinking of attaching these above the garage door permanently somehow.. sans the bows though!

I'm confused because it looks like you already have 2 round junction boxes on either side of the door opening. Are you considering adding additional lights on the stone columns? Your inspiration pic shows 2 wall sconces on the columns but also some other kind of light under the entry roof that illuminates the entire entry and really draws the eye/visitors to the entryway. Perhaps it's some kind of ceiling light, or strip lighting; I'm not sure. Plus, it looks like the front door in the inspiration photo is full glass (which is not practical in my opinion) and they photographed the house with all of the interior lights turned on, so it's creating a different look than usually seen on homes with solid doors. I'm not sure how it would look with 4 wall sconces and no ceiling light, but I don't think it would achieve the look in your inspiration pic. You could use walkway lights to illuminate the walkway up to the front door.

Hi Charles, Thank you for the note. We have not moved this far with a builder in the past so we were not certain on what to expect. This company specializes in porches and patios and so I was under the impression that after we signed onto the job and placed a deposit that they would begin using an architect to plan for the roof construction. Is this not the norm?